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HR 23 · introduced · significant

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

What this bill does

  • This bill imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that help the International Criminal Court investigate or prosecute certain people.
  • U.S. citizens, U.S. entities, and citizens of allied nations not party to the ICC are protected from ICC jurisdiction under this bill.
  • The President must block visas and freeze assets of those who assist the ICC against protected persons, and all U.S. funding to the ICC is cut.

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  1. 01

    How would cutting all U.S. funding to the ICC affect ongoing investigations into war crimes, and what alternative mechanisms could address accountability concerns?

  2. 02

    Which foreign individuals and entities assisting the ICC would face asset freezes, and how would the U.S. determine who qualifies as having helped investigations against protected persons?

  3. 03

    What trade-offs exist between protecting Americans from ICC jurisdiction and maintaining diplomatic relationships with allied nations that support the Court's investigations?

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Sponsor · R-TX-21

Chip Roy

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Introduced 2025-01-28

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-28 · senate · Floor

    Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 22. (CR S410)

  2. 2025-01-23 · senate · Floor

    Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)

  3. 2025-01-23 · senate · Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)

  4. 2025-01-13 · senate · Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

  5. 2025-01-09 · senate · Calendars

    Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

  6. 2025-01-09 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  7. 2025-01-09 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)

  8. 2025-01-09 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)

  9. 2025-01-09 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)

  10. 2025-01-09 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 23, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Mast demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  11. 2025-01-09 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  12. 2025-01-09 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.

  13. 2025-01-09 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)

  14. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  15. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  16. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  17. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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